Nokia IP350 - Security Appliance Installation Manual

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6 Installing and Replacing Other Components64 Nokia 60s and 100s Installation GuideInstalling an Encryption Accelerator CardNoteThe Nokia 60s does not support the optional encryption accelerator card.This section contains information about the Nokia encryption accelerator cardfor the Nokia 100s appliance. The card provides high-speed cryptographicprocessing that enhances SSL VPN performance.Both the 60s and 100s appliances provide built-in hardware-based encryptionacceleration. The 100s also supports an optional encryption accelerator cardto further enhance SSL VPN performance.No hardware configuration is required for the encryption accelerators. Thebuilt-in hardware encryption accelerators are enabled by default on bothappliances. Installing the optional encryption accelerator card on the 100sautomatically disables the built-in accelerator and enables the card. Removingthe card reverses the process.You must, however, use Voyager to configure your software applications tomake use of the available hardware accelerator. For details, see “” on page 69.When you order an accelerator card with the appliance, the card is installedbefore the appliance is delivered. This section provides instructions forinstalling or replacing the card at a later time.The 100s appliances use a PMC format accelerator card. The accelerator cardhas no external connections and requires no cables.The accelerator card software package is part of IPSO, so the applianceautomatically detects and configures the card.For tasks related to installing the encryption accelerator card, see “Installingthe Card” on page 65Before You StartBefore you install the card, you need: